Junior Medical Device Design & Manufacturing Engineer

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site leisure facilities

Subsidised parking

Day nurseries on site

Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Junior Design and Manufacturing Engineer to join the Clinical Engineering Innovation (CEI) team. The role blends hands-on engineering, design and manufacturing to help develop medical devices and assistive technologies for patients and clinical teams from concept through prototyping to manufacture.

The post requires close collaboration with patients, clinicians and engineers, with responsibilities including running the workshop,

Qualifications

• BEng/BSc in an engineering discipline or equivalent.
• Extensive practical experience with mechanical and electromechanical workshop practices and techniques.
• Experience supporting the manufacture, modification or repair of bespoke or low‑volume devices.
• Ability to design for manufacture and assembly (DfX).
• Experience producing and working from CAD models and technical drawings.
• Experience working across clinical and engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical engineering support across design, development and manufacture of medical devices and healthcare technologies.
• Use CAD, prototyping, additive and conventional manufacturing, assembly and testing to develop and modify devices.
• Work with patients, clinicians, engineers and scientists to understand user needs and develop safe, practical solutions.
• Maintain accurate technical and quality documentation and operate within quality/regulatory processes.

Skills

Practical engineering

Hands-on problem solving

Design thinking

Team collaboration

Education

BEng/BSc in engineering

Tools

CAD software

Prototyping tools

Job description

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Junior Design and Manufacturing Engineer to join the Clinical Engineering Innovation (CEI) team. The role blends hands-on engineering, design and manufacturing to help develop medical devices and assistive technologies for patients and clinical teams from concept through prototyping to manufacture.

The post requires close collaboration with patients, clinicians and engineers, with responsibilities including running the workshop,